Manuscript volume of medicinal recipes compiled by Elizabeth Isham and Thomas Sendall
TitleManuscript volume of medicinal recipes compiled by Elizabeth Isham and Thomas Sendall
ReferenceMS0030
Level of descriptionfonds
Date1659?
Admin./ biographical historyElizabeth Isham was a herbalist from Northamptonshire, England. Isham's interest in medicince was sparked through the various illnesses her family contracted, and her great-grandmother and aunt's skills in medicine. Isham studied herbal remedies as an alternative to the means of healthcare at the time.
Scope and ContentA manuscript volume of recipes. The title page contains two titles. The first "This is a booke of phisick of Elizabeth Isham" and the second "Thomas Sendall Scripsit An[no] domini 1659". The titles are in two different scripts. It was possibly originally started by Elizabeth Isham and then continued by Thomas Sendall. Other scripts also occur in the volume. Some recipes are titled with names of their "creators" e.g. Lady Simon, Dr Stevens, Lady Dowglasse, Mrs Dormor. Inserted after page 48 there is a short note on the theatres of Elizabethan London.
Among the numerous recipes are cures for burns, fits, French Pox, madness, memory, piles, plague in horses, sore eyes, toothache and wind.
Among the numerous recipes are cures for burns, fits, French Pox, madness, memory, piles, plague in horses, sore eyes, toothache and wind.
Extent1 volume
LanguageEnglish
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Persons keyword Elizabeth Isham, fl1558-1630, Thomas Sendall, fl 1659
